In a first, CRPF to hold annual Raising Day event in Chhattisgarh’s Naxal-hit Bastar
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New Delhi, Feb 23: In a significant development, the Central Reserve Police Force will hold its 84th Raising Day event in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, the first time its annual celebrations will be held in a left wing extremism-affected area.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to review the ceremonial parade as the chief guest at the event to be held in Jagdalpur, the district headquarter of Bastar, on March 19, they said.
Bastar along with other districts in Chhattisgarh such as Sukma, Dantewada, and Bijawara have witnessed major attacks by Maoist groups in the past prompting the paramilitary force to launch counter-offensive operations.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is likely to hold its 84th Raising Day event in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, the first time its annual celebrations will be held in a Left Wing Extremism-affected area, according to officials.https://t.co/4AdQkZMy23
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The CRPF, which is the largest paramilitary force in the country, had celebrated its 83rd CRPF Day in Jammu last year. In the CRPF, there are four zones – Jammu and Kashmir zone, Central Zone, Northeast zone and the Southern zone -- each headed by a special director general.
Under each zone there are different sectors, each headed by an inspector general under whom there are several battalions. Chhattisgarh sector comes under the administrative jurisdiction of the central zone. The CRPF was entrusted the task of anti-naxal operations there in 2003.
There are 6 COBRA battalions in the Chhattisgarh sector. Cobra battalion is a specialised force within the CRPF where personnel specialise in guerrilla warfare.
The event will send a message that the forces are dominating all areas in the LWE-affected states and will be held amid the much-talked-about tactical counter offensive campaign by armed Maoists, reports suggest
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